Transactional Relationships and vice versa
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Am I cynical or do you worry that all relationships are turning transactional whether explicitly defined or not. Whether this is a fallout of individualism or are we still good at defining boundaries. Tell me what you think after you read these articles.
http://bigthink.com/dollars-and-sex/when…
http://bigthink.com/dollars-and-sex/how-…
http://bigthink.com/dollars-and-sex/when…
http://bigthink.com/dollars-and-sex/how-…
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I'm sure you know that there is a discipline of psychology called Transactional Analysis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transactio…
When I first read your post, I thought that was what you were talking about. Now I see that that is not what you mean.
Those two articles are good. It was actually Frederick Engels who showed how marriage and prostitution are two sides of the same coin.
He and a number of early socialists wanted to eliminate marriage and family. But beyond a point Moscow forbade such talk, and so as it is today, the differences between socialism and capitalism are much less than they may seem.
But you are talking more about your own personal experiences. Well, women need to be able to live in this world, they need to be taken care of. And to me it does more and more seem like money must have been invented for handing to women.
But having said that, I think there can be relationship forms set up which are more of a long term partnership, and are better than straight marriage / prostitution.
SJG
I'd get her another sheep every time she had a birthday. We always had great sex out in the pasture. :)
SJG